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A vacancy exists for a Software Engineer in the Radar and Electronic Warfare Impact Area within the Defence and Security Cluster. This role will be based in Pretoria CBD.

Job Overview

The successful candidate will design and develop software applications, tools, modules, libraries, and sub-systems for use in the Integrated Radar Software Solutions Group. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects, including advanced land and naval surveillance radar sensors, SAR sensing systems in UAVs, and spaceborne platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Develop cutting-edge real-time software
Push the boundaries of current technology in processing throughput
Participate in the development of breakthrough radar technology in South Africa for the global defence market
Design high-performance systems that challenge the limits of radar and system design
Engineer innovative solutions at the heart of next-generation radar systems

Desired Skills

Experience in control system development
Knowledge of radar systems
UI/UX development (e.g., Qt)
Embedded systems
Familiarity with production software environments

Qualifications and Experience

A Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic or Computer Engineering with at least five years of experience, or a Master’s degree with at least three years of experience
Proficiency in C++ (preferred), C, or C#, and Python
Experience with Digital Signal Processing
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
Familiarity with GIT Version Control and CI/CD tools
Experience with Linux development environments
Understanding of network fundamentals

Advantageous Skills

Modern C++ standards and libraries
Object-oriented programming
GPGPU programming (CUDA)